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The important study offers a revolutionary new perspective on the political phenomenon of Hizbullah whose evolution has frequently confounded scholars and politicians. Drawing on his unparalleled access to primary sources, Alagha has produced a unique work which traces all the shifts in Hizbullah's construction and reconstruction of its identity.

What is collaborative construction procurement? -- What are the foundations for collaborative construction procurement? -- How does a project alliance operate? -- How does a framework alliance operate? -- How does a term alliance operate? -- How are collaborative team members selected? -- Does collaborative procurement need a contract? -- What types of contract support collaborative procurement? -- What standard form contracts support collaborative procurement? -- How does the FAC-1 framework alliance contract operate? -- How does the TAC-1 term alliance contract operate? -- How is a collaborative culture created? -- How can BIM support collaborative procurement? -- How does BIM support collaborative contracts? -- How can collaborative procurement improve economic and social value? -- How is collaborative procurement costed and incentivised? -- How does collaborative procurement manage time and change? -- How can collaborative procurement improve risk management? -- How can collaborative procurement reduce disputes? -- How does collaborative procurement operate in Australia? -- How does collaborative procurement operate in Brazil? -- How does collaborative procurement operate in Bulgaria? -- How does collaborative procurement operate in Germany? -- How does collaborative procurement operate in Italy? -- How does collaborative procurement operate in the USA?

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- Original Copyright -- Contents -- 1. Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 The international construction environment -- 1.2 Developments in analysis of the industry -- 1.3 Definition of term -- 1.4 The research framework -- 1.5 Objectives and hypotheses of the research -- 1.6 Footnotes -- 2. Chapter 2: A Literature Review of Multinational Enterprise Theory -- 2.1 Behavioural aspects of foreign investment -- 2.2 Industrial Organisation Theory -- 2.3 Internalisation theory and the MNE -- 2.4 Location theory and the MNE -- 2.5 General theories of the MNE -- 3. Chapter 3: An Economic Overview of the Construction Industry -- 3.1 The client in construction -- 3.2 Raw materials -- 3.3 The construction process -- 3.4 The final product -- 3.5 Demand and Supply in the construction industry -- 3.6 Structure of the construction industry -- 3.7 Aspects of international construction -- 4. Chapter 4: Application of Multinational Enterprise Theory to International Construction -- 4.1 The research framework -- 4.2 Ownership advantages -- 4.3 Location advantages -- 4.4 Internalisation advantages -- 5. Chapter 5: Empirical Analysis of Ownership Advantages -- 5.1 Methodology of the research -- 5.2 Ownership advantages -- 5.3 Firm specific factors -- 5.4 Country specific advantages -- 5.5 Footnotes -- 6 Chapter 6: Internalisation and Locational Factors -- 6.1 Internalisation factors -- 6.2 Locational advantages -- 6.3 Political risk in international contracting -- 6.4 Oligopolistic reaction in international construction -- 6.5 Footnotes -- 7. Chapter 7: The Financing of International Projects -- 7.1 Financing operations in the MNE -- 7.2 The export credit mechanism -- 7.3 Export credit financing as a country specific o advantage -- 7.4 Summary -- 7.5 Footnotes -- 8. Chapter 8: Summary and Conclusions.

Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Preface -- 1 Getting to grips with construction industry statistics -- Data covering construction -- Concluding remarks -- 2 Economic theory of markets and construction -- Technology -- Concluding remarks -- 3 Running a construction firm -- Tendering and full cost pricing in build to order -- A digression into accounting practice -- The operating cycle and the current ratio -- An example of the operating cycle, cash flow and working capital -- Concluding remarks -- 4 The firm and economies of growth -- Why firms feel the need to grow -- Innovation in construction -- The resource-based view and VRIN -- Subcontractors -- Cash flow and the problem of retention -- In defence of retention payments -- The hidden costs of retention payments -- Concluding remarks -- 5 Productivity and the construction market -- Concluding remarks -- 6 The game of construction -- Concluding remarks -- 7 The underlying causes of conflict in construction -- Value added and value added tax -- Concluding remarks -- 8 Construction and cyclicality -- Construction and business cycles -- Construction cycles and employment -- Costs and behaviour -- Construction new orders and output -- Concluding remarks -- 9 Projects -- The "traditional" contracting system -- Design and build -- Management contracting and construction management -- Partnering -- The Private Finance Initiative -- Speculative building -- Feasibility studies -- Time value of money -- The distribution of costs and benefits -- Decision criteria -- Discounting -- Site acquisition -- Concluding remarks -- 10 The economics of construction project management -- Managing construction: the London Olympics -- Building information modelling -- Concluding remarks -- Bibliography -- List of figures and tables -- Index.

"Large international construction projects often have a range of major contractors, subcontractors and consultants based in different parts of the world and working to different legal theories and understandings. This can lead to confusion in the understanding, interpretation and execution of the construction contract, which can result in significant disruption to the construction project. International Construction Contract Law is written for anyone who needs to understand the legal and managerial aspects of large international construction projects, including consulting engineers, lawyers, clients, developers, contractors and construction managers worldwide. In 18 chapters it provides a thorough overview of civil law /common law interrelationships, delivery methods, standard forms of contract, risk allocation, variations, claims and dispute resolution, all in the context of international construction projects. Highly practical in approach - it introduces legal analysis only when absolutely essential to understanding, the book also contains a range of useful appendices, including a 10-language basic dictionary of terms used in FIDIC forms"--

The important study offers a revolutionary new perspective on the political phenomenon of Hizbullah whose evolution has frequently confounded scholars and politicians. Drawing on his unparalleled access to primary sources, Alagha has produced a unique work which traces all the shifts in Hizbullah's construction and reconstruction of its identity. |.

The most significant unanticipated costs on many construction projects are the financial impacts associated with delay and disruption to the works. Assessing these, and establishing a causal link from each delay event to its effect, contractual liability and the damages experienced as a direct result of each event, can be difficult and complex. This book is a practical guide to the process of delay analysis and includes an in-depth review of the priMary methods of delay analysis, together with the assumptions that underlie the precise calculations required in any quantitative delay analysis. The techniques discussed can be used on projects of any size, under all forms of construction contract, both domestic and international. The authors discuss not only delay analysis techniques, but also their appropriateness under given circumstances, demonstrating how combined approaches may be applied where necessary. They also consider problematic issues including 'who owns the float', concurrent delay, early completion programmes, and disruption. The book has been brought fully up to date, including references to the latest publications from the CIOB, AACEI and SCL, as well as current case law. Broad in scope, the book discusses the different delay analysis approaches likely to be encountered on national and international projects, and features practical worked examples and case studies demonstrating the techniques commonly used by experienced practitioners. This is an invaluable resource to programmers and schedulers, delay analysts, contractors, architects, engineers and surveyors. It will also be of interest to clients' professional advisors managing extension of time or delay claims, as well as construction lawyers who require a better understanding of the underlying assumptions on which many quantitative delay analyses are based. Reviews of First Edition"John Keane and Anthony Caletka are pukka analysts in that tricky area of delays, programming and extension of time. I highly recommend their book Delay Analysis in Construction Contracts. Buy the book." (Building Magazine, February 2009)"The book's stated purpose is to provide a practical guide for those interested in schedule delay analysis. It provides a good in'depth review of the most common delay analysis techniques ... An excellent book, full of practical tips for the reader and very timely in its publication. It is well worth the cost and a good read for anyone involved in schedule delay analysis." (Cost Engineering, February 2009)It achieves in spades its stated aim of being a practical guide for contractors, contract administrators, programmers and delay analysts, as well as construction lawyers who require a better understanding of the underlying assumptions on which many quantitative delay analyses are based. (Construction Law Journal, 2009).